Northwestern Journalism Grad Racks Up Major 'Cheezburger' Cash

Born in South Korea and raised in Sacramento, 33-year-old Ben Huh (pictured) is currently sitting pretty (or perhaps more accurately in terms of his website empire’s parlance, “kitty”). He became a U.S. citizen last year and this weekend, it was announced that the one-time managing editor of the Daily Northwestern has raised $30 million to expand his already profitable Seattle web content company Pet Holdings Inc.

The irony from a journalism grad POV is that the anchor URL for Huh’s family of comedy websites – ICanHasCheezburger.com

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